Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.0° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
710
790
1179
839
750
625
586
476
396
389
361
284
279
288
301
312
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:56PM1.67m
10:33AM1.77m
10:57PM1.70m
11:34AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.30m
4:50PM0.34m
5:11AM0.25m
5:49PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
1
2
3
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
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